Nov 25, 2015

Katie McGuirereports that White people can experience racism as well as any other race. It plain old SUCKS.

I think part of the problem in America today might be that everyone wants to be a victim. There is no satisfaction in working through hard times, making more of yourself, and becoming a better person. Too many folks are complacent to play a victim card and whine through life. Sadly, this can lead to people falsely accusing others of racism when in fact you may not be qualified for the job/house/loan/car note. Not everything is because you are black/white/asian/hispanic. It is simply untrue.

rac·ismˈrāˌsizəmnounthe belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior.

A recent poll concludes that guess what, black Americans? You are NOT alone in feeling racism. The bad news? The white man is feeling your pain too. So what to do?

“Half (50%) of white Americans agree that discrimination against whites has become as big a problem today as discrimination against blacks and other minorities, while fewer than three in ten Hispanic (29%) and black Americans (25%) agree,” reads the report.

Respondents were about as equally divided when asked if there have been enough changes made to give equal rights to both blacks and whites. Just under half of Americans say all of the needed changes have been made to give blacks equal rights with whites, while 47 percent say more changes needed to be made.

Nearly nine in 10 black people say there is a lot of discrimination against blacks, while just six in 10 white Americans say the same. Unlike other groups, though, white Americans were not more likely to say that whites face a lot of discrimination. Just 27 percent of white people said they face a lot of discrimination.

Perhaps some empathy -REAL EMPATHY- for everyone would be in order.

I’m not talking about PC bull – I’m talking about real, actual caring about people regardless of skin color. On both sides. Everything works two ways, and we can only combat this hatred in America by working together to end it.